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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

People attend the funeral of victims killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on November 24, 2025. The strike hit a residential apartment in Haret Hreik, killing at least five people and wounding 28 others, one day after senior Hezbollah commander Haytham Ali Al Tabtabi was killed in an Israeli strike on November 23. Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

People attend the funeral of victims killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on November 24, 2025. The strike hit a residential apartment in Haret Hreik, killing at least five people and wounding 28 others, one day after senior Hezbollah commander Haytham Ali Al Tabtabi was killed in an Israeli strike on November 23. Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

People attend the funeral of victims killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on November 24, 2025. The strike hit a residential apartment in Haret Hreik, killing at least five people and wounding 28 others, one day after senior Hezbollah commander Haytham Ali Al Tabtabi was killed in an Israeli strike on November 23. Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Mourners carry the coffins of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Women mourners hold pictures of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, reading in Arabic "There's a limit to everything", in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Mourners wave Hezbollah flags during the funeral ceremony of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Mourners carry the coffins of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Women mourners wave Hezbollah flags during the funeral ceremony of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Mourners carry the coffins of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Mourners carry the coffins of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Mourners carry the coffins of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Mourners carry the coffins of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Mourners carry the coffins of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

A man salutes during the funeral ceremony of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Hezbollah members carry the coffins of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Mourners carry the coffins of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

A mourner woman holds a picture of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, reading in Arabic "There's a limit to everything", in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Mourners carry the coffins of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

A woman holds a picture of the top Hezbollah chief, Haytham Ali Tabatabai, who was killed with other members in an Israeli strike, with a sentence reading in Arabic "Leader of expectations", in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

A woman holds a paper reading "Resistance is our choice" during the funeral ceremony of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

A child boy wearing a military uniform participates in the funeral ceremony of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

A child boy wearing a military uniform participates in the funeral ceremony of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beirut Hezbollah Chief Funeral

Mourners carry the coffins of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025. Hezbollah held the funeral for its senior military leader and other militants a day after they were killed in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital's southern districts. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Strikes Beirut Targets Hezbollah Official - Lebanon

Soldiers from lebanese army are custodying the area after the attack by the Israeli army on November 23, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon. According to the Israeli military, a strike on Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff, with reports naming the official as Haytham Ali Tabatabai. Lebanese authorities have said at least five people were killed and 28 injured in the latest violation of the ceasefire that's been in place between Israel and Lebanon since November 2024 Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Strikes Beirut Targets Hezbollah Official - Lebanon

Men stand in the apartment attacked by the Israeli military on November 23, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon. According to the Israeli military, a strike on Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff, with reports naming the official as Haytham Ali Tabatabai. Lebanese authorities have said at least five people were killed and 28 injured in the latest violation of the ceasefire that's been in place between Israel and Lebanon since November 2024. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Strikes Beirut Targets Hezbollah Official - Lebanon

Soldiers from lebanese army are custodying the area after the attack by the Israeli army on November 23, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon. According to the Israeli military, a strike on Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff, with reports naming the official as Haytham Ali Tabatabai. Lebanese authorities have said at least five people were killed and 28 injured in the latest violation of the ceasefire that's been in place between Israel and Lebanon since November 2024 Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Strikes Beirut Targets Hezbollah Official - Lebanon

Men stand in the apartment attacked by the Israeli military on November 23, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon. According to the Israeli military, a strike on Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff, with reports naming the official as Haytham Ali Tabatabai. Lebanese authorities have said at least five people were killed and 28 injured in the latest violation of the ceasefire that's been in place between Israel and Lebanon since November 2024. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Strikes Beirut Targets Hezbollah Official - Lebanon

Soldiers from lebanese army are custodying the area after the attack by the Israeli army on November 23, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon. According to the Israeli military, a strike on Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff, with reports naming the official as Haytham Ali Tabatabai. Lebanese authorities have said at least five people were killed and 28 injured in the latest violation of the ceasefire that's been in place between Israel and Lebanon since November 2024 Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Egypt expresses condolences to Iraq over massive fire

STORY: Egypt expresses condolences to Iraq over massive fire DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs STORYLINE: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed its condolences on Wednesday to Iraq over the massive fire in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh that has resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries. The fire broke out on Tuesday night in the al-Haytham Wedding Hall in the town of al-Hamdaniya, 35 km southeast of the provincial capital Mosul. Ahmed Abu Zeid, Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, expressed the sincere condolences of the Arab Republic of Egypt and its solidarity with the government and people of the Republic of Iraq. He also offered his sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and wishing a speedy recovery for the injured. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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114 killed, more than 200 wounded in northern Iraq fire

STORY: 114 killed, more than 200 wounded in northern Iraq fire DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a fire at a wedding hall in Iraq's Nineveh province 2. various of people who were injured in the wedding hall fire while receiving treatment in the hospital STORYLINE: Up to 114 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a huge wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, Governor of Nineveh Najm al-Jubouri told reporters on Wednesday. The fire broke out on Tuesday night in the al-Haytham Wedding Hall in the town of al-Hamdaniya, 35 km southeast of the provincial capital Mosul, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) quoted the Iraqi Civil Defense as saying earlier. It said that initial reports indicated that fireworks were used during the celebration, which may have caused the fire. The building was covered with highly flammable materials, which accelerated the fire that led to the collapse of part

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IRAQ-NINEVEH-WEDDING HALL-FIRE

(230927) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Sept. 27, 2023 shows the fire site in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh. Up to 114 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a huge wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, Governor of Nineveh Najm al-Jubouri told reporters on Wednesday. The fire broke out on Tuesday night in the al-Haytham Wedding Hall in the town of al-Hamdaniya, 35 km southeast of the provincial capital Mosul, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) quoted the Iraqi Civil Defense as saying earlier. (Xinhua)

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IRAQ-NINEVEH-WEDDING HALL-FIRE

(230927) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Sept. 27, 2023 shows civil defense and security force members working at the fire site in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh. Up to 114 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a huge wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, Governor of Nineveh Najm al-Jubouri told reporters on Wednesday. The fire broke out on Tuesday night in the al-Haytham Wedding Hall in the town of al-Hamdaniya, 35 km southeast of the provincial capital Mosul, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) quoted the Iraqi Civil Defense as saying earlier. (Xinhua)

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IRAQ-NINEVEH-WEDDING HALL-FIRE

(230927) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Sept. 27, 2023 shows civil defense and security force members working at the fire site in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh. Up to 114 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a huge wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, Governor of Nineveh Najm al-Jubouri told reporters on Wednesday. The fire broke out on Tuesday night in the al-Haytham Wedding Hall in the town of al-Hamdaniya, 35 km southeast of the provincial capital Mosul, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) quoted the Iraqi Civil Defense as saying earlier. (Xinhua)

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Iraqi boy experiences Japanese elementary school

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy temporarily staying in Japan following a second round of surgery on his left eye, introduces himself in a class room at a public elementary school in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 5. He greeted students at Imazawa Elementary School by saying in Japanese, ''I'm from Iraq and pleased to meet you.''

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Iraqi boy leaves hospital after 2nd eye operation

MITAKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, smiles as he is about to leave a hospital in Mitaka, western Tokyo, after his second eye operation on Dec. 28. The boy had his left eye badly injured during a military clash in Iraq.

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Mohamad to visit Japan again in July

MISHIMA, Japan - Yukiko Hashida (C), the wife of a Japanese journalist killed in Iraq, speaks at a press conference in Mishima, Shizauoka Prefecture, on June 8. She said that Mohamad Haytham Saleh, an Iraq boy whose left eye was injured in fighting between armed Iraqi groups and U.S. troops in Fallujah, will visit Japan on July 7 for a medical checkup.

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10-year-old Iraqi boy returns home

NARITA, Japan - Ten-year-old Mohamad Haytham Saleh, an Iraqi boy who underwent a second round of surgery on his left eye in Tokyo in December, waves as he leaves Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Jan. 15. The boy's left eye was injured during fighting between U.S. troops and militants in November 2003 in the western Iraqi city of Fallujah.

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Iraqi boy's 2nd eye operation ends successfully

MITAKA, Japan - Tetsuo Hida, professor of Kyorin University who conducted an eye operation on Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, shakes hands with the boy's uncle after the operation ended in a success on Dec. 14. The boy had his left eye badly injured during a military clash in Iraq. ''Although I am not sure to what extent he will regain his eyesight, he is now able to wear a contact lens,'' Hida said.

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Iraqi boy to have eye operation in Tokyo next week

NAGOYA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy whose left eye was badly injured during the fighting in the country, speaks at a press donference in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 7. He will undergo a second operation in suburban Tokyo on Dec. 14.

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Iraqi boy visits Shizuoka hospital for eye treatment

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who has returned to Japan to receive further treatment on his left eye which was injured in a conflict, enters a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, for the treatment on Nov. 29. He was accompanied by Yukiko Hashida, whose late husband Shinsuke had arranged the boy's first trip to Numazu. (Pool photo)

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Iraqi boy happy to be back in 'peaceful' Japan

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who returned to Japan on Nov. 25 to receive further treatment on his left eye, poses during a press conference at a hotel in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecure, on Nov. 26. He first came to Numazu in June for eye treatment and stayed in Japan a month.

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(2)Iraqi boy visits Japan again for eye treatment

NARITA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, waves at well-wishers on arrival at Narita airport on Nov. 25 to have eye treatment following surgery in June in Shizuoka Prefecture. Accompanying him is Yukiko Hashida, 51, whose husband Shinsuke, 61, had arranged Mohamad's first trip to Japan for surgery.

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(1)Iraqi boy visits Japan again for eye treatment

NARITA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy smiles on arrival at Narita airport on Nov. 25 to have eye treatment following surgery in June in Shizuoka Prefecture. Accompanying him is Yukiko Hashida, 51, whose husband Shinsuke, 61, had arranged Mohamad's first trip to Japan for surgery.

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(2)Iraqi boy leaves for home after eye surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who was in Japan for eye surgery, and his father Haytham wave as they prepare to leave Tokyo's Haneda airport for their home country. Their visit to Japan was arranged by two Japanese freelance journalists before they were slain in May in Iraq.

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(1)Iraqi boy leaves for home after eye surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who had eye surgery in Japan, answers questions from reporters before leaving with his father for their home country from Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 7. His visit to Japan was arranged by two Japanese freelance journalists before they were slain in Iraq in May.

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Iraqi boy visits graves of Japanese journalists who helped him

UBE, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (C), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy whose eye surgery in Japan was arranged by two Japanese freelance journalists -- Shinsuke Hashida and his nephew, Kotaro Ogawa -- slain in May in Iraq, visits Hashida's gave in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 2. On the left is Hashia's wife Yukiko and Mohamad's father is on the right Haytham. Mohamad also visited Ogawa's grave.

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Iraqi boy to return home following eye operation

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), 10, from Iraq, who underwent surgery on his left eye in Japan, is encouraged by children at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 1. He will return to Iraq on July 7 after postoperative checks indicated he was making a steady recovery.

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Iraqi boy visits primary school in Shizuoka Pref.

NUMAZU, Japan - Ten-year-old Iraqi Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, chats with elementary school students in the city on June 21.

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(2)Iraqi boy visits Yokohama for sightseeing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, poses for photos with tourists on June 20 in front of the Nippon Maru, which is moored in Yokohama after sailing 1,830,000 kilometers between 1930 and 1984. The 10-year-old was invited for the trip by a non-governmental organization in Yokohama.

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(1)Iraqi boy visits Yokohama for sightseeing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (front), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, touches the helm of the Nippon Maru, moored in Yokohama after sailing 1,830,000 kilometers between 1930 and 1984, on June 20. The 10-year-old was invited on the Yokohama visit by a nongovernmental organization in Yokohama.